Words
beginning
with ge- will be found under their root-word.
Beowulf
: Old Norse.
O. S. : Old Saxon.
O. H. G. : Old High German.
M. H. G. : Middle High German.
The vowel æ = _a_ in _glad_ }
The diphthong ǣ = _a_ in _hair_ } approximately.
The names Leo, Bugge, Rieger, etc. , refer to authors of emendations.
Words beginning with ge- will be found under their root-word.
Obvious abbreviations, like subj. , etc. , are not included in this list.
LIST OF NAMES.
Ābel, Cain's brother, 108.
Ælf-here (gen. Ælf-heres, 2605), a kinsman of Wīglāf's, 2605.
Æsc-here, confidential adviser of King Hrōðgār (1326), older brother of
Yrmenlāf (1325), killed by Grendel's mother, 1295, 1324, 2123.
Bān-stān, father of Breca, 524.
Bēo-wulf, son of Scyld, king of the Danes, 18, 19. After the death of his
father, he succeeds to the throne of the Scyldings, 53. His son is
Healfdene, 57.
Bēo-wulf (Bīowulf, 1988, 2390; gen. Bēowulfes, 857, etc. , Bīowulfes, 2195,
2808, etc.
O. S. : Old Saxon.
O. H. G. : Old High German.
M. H. G. : Middle High German.
The vowel æ = _a_ in _glad_ }
The diphthong ǣ = _a_ in _hair_ } approximately.
The names Leo, Bugge, Rieger, etc. , refer to authors of emendations.
Words beginning with ge- will be found under their root-word.
Obvious abbreviations, like subj. , etc. , are not included in this list.
LIST OF NAMES.
Ābel, Cain's brother, 108.
Ælf-here (gen. Ælf-heres, 2605), a kinsman of Wīglāf's, 2605.
Æsc-here, confidential adviser of King Hrōðgār (1326), older brother of
Yrmenlāf (1325), killed by Grendel's mother, 1295, 1324, 2123.
Bān-stān, father of Breca, 524.
Bēo-wulf, son of Scyld, king of the Danes, 18, 19. After the death of his
father, he succeeds to the throne of the Scyldings, 53. His son is
Healfdene, 57.
Bēo-wulf (Bīowulf, 1988, 2390; gen. Bēowulfes, 857, etc. , Bīowulfes, 2195,
2808, etc.
